Where does “altyn” come from?

altyn (English) comes from Russian алты́н, from Tatar алты, from Proto-Turkic altï — six.

altyn (English): An obsolete and proposed unit of currency in...

Definitions

  1. An obsolete and proposed unit of currency in...

Ancestry of “altyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianалты́нaltyn a three-kopek coin
2Tatarалтыsix
3Proto-Turkicaltïsix
Every word from Proto-Turkic altï →Every word from Tatar алты →Every word from Russian алты́н →